Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-17

70 prohibit marriage altogether within
the decree forbidden alike by
Gods lsW aGd the historical church.
Scotland and the United States
now stand alone in CaTistendom in
recognizing ceremonies marriages.
Last OF slI we should folO7 III prayer
book ia the matter Of divorce aud never
grant them. We should make the parties
keep their pledge till dean doth them
ps1t.' l am glad t. say that the UnitGd
S:2tes has LACEY taken steps to get in
formation upon tie SUBJECT Of marriage
and divorce. Last winter Colonel Cars
roll u. Wright, late head of Ms7saClu- |
sets BdreSU OF Ls1or statistics, WIS 81
tnoT.zed u ccLiec. and compile iEfOrmI- !
ton upon the subjsc:"
During his la50rs Fatier Converse hiss |
come across many Csses which illustrate |
the evils of sta.e differences aud Of slack. |
ness in the marriage sud divorce laws !
Some Of the stories be tells are given be- |
low.
ga resident of NV York state married !
an OHIO girl. After living some time In
New York state trouble arose between
the pair snd the lady returned to he;
parents IN O1i). As soon ca she had
been there long enough to enable i! she
brought suit for divorce, which wss
granted. The husband cid not see
the advertisement Of his wiie's appic4-
ton in the O1io papers and 10 other
notice was attempted. After the divorce
had been granted oV the Oajo court the
husband heard Of if. He shortly sitter
married 2 New York girl FJr THIS
marriage hewas g iiudged guilty Of Oigamy
nd n no 31As b.'
that the ONO divorce was worthless in
New York.
"Another couple married in New York
state and sf!erward moved to Wisconsin
to live. After q few months the wife
vent 10 Chicago and paid & long vi-i,
there. Upon her return home
trouble arose. The husband went
to Michigan, leaving his vile 81
Wisconsin. Alter remaining there for
two or three years he obtained divorce
on tle ground that hi3 Wite's tip to
Chicago was an act Of deserlIOI. rne
wife did not see the Michigan papers and
received no notice thst an application for
divorce against her hsd been made. Later
the husband sought to sell the Wisconsin
farm. Tee wife stood 10 what she sup
posed were her rights ana refused to
leave the farm, This brought the GIiChi-
gan divorce before the Wisconsin cOuIts.
Chief Justice Cassidy delivered the Opia
ion. He said Inst Michigan law was for
Michigan people ana not for Wisconsin
people. The mar, he declared, was 8
resident Of Michigan, divorced from his
wife. But the woman, as she belonged
TO Wisconsin; was rot divorced TGc
man cCuIt return to Michigan aad marry
the womaO By marrying wouId render
herself liable 10 be prosecuted foT
bigamy. she was wife without q has
band.
ola suit il course of trisl in PalDsyI
vaDia the question arose whether 8 MIR
! CT some prominence had or hsd no. beer
privately married IN g woman he vas ID
; the habit Of visiting frequently il dis
1 guiSe. ] w29 found that 70 quiet thC
la2disGy from whCm the rooms CcCUplzl
i by the woman were rented h had sho ~
: her 2 LEtjG document which she could
; not TG2d. The document WAS hTCU-h
2 INTO court. Upon being translated j
= proved o sly liz substance That prig9 ,
marriage had been CuteTed into between
: the maU 9ud woman. II was signed by {
u clergyman CT whom no one had eve
heard before. The signature OF til,
i witnesses were very similsr TX
- those ui tWO Of the mans frien4=
j The friends testified however, ON oati
= that they mad no. been present when sUct
l 3 document was made cut, and that
: the signatures were meant t5E their.
+ they were f9rgeries Experts testile,
q that the whole dccumen-, Including sig
= natures, was evidently il the handwriting
d slightly disguised, Of the msn VII,
y claimed to b. married TIE Judge ruled
Z however tlat although the forged docu
1 menI was worthless, the TACT tlat tht
} m2ker had lG5eled the envelope Ger
J thcate Of marriage between -- 81,
e ' was compensation. BE there
: tore declared fhst, following the decision
u il famous Scotch case, be would hoi,
Il the iEdorsemeuJ OF the envelope 10 con
. sutute end prove marriage"